expectorate

verb

Meaning

Eject phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing or spitting.

Examples

The nurse instructed the patient to expectorate into the container so they could test for infection.
He struggled to expectorate the thick mucus that had been building up in his chest all morning.

Synonyms: spit, cough up, clear one's throat, expectorate

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expectorate

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/

Definition

Eject phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing or spitting.

Examples

The nurse instructed the patient to expectorate into the container so they could test for infection.
He struggled to expectorate the thick mucus that had been building up in his chest all morning.
Public health campaigns in the early 20th century explicitly forbade people to expectorate on sidewalks to prevent the spread of tuberculosis.

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